‘My Wife and Children Were Insistent on Seeing Murree’: The Story of Multan’s Kashif Ali, Who Lost Five Children, His Wife and His Mother in a Van Fire
A family trip to Murree ended in a van fire that killed Kashif Ali’s wife, mother and five children. Police have filed a case against an unknown driver.
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BBC Urdu tells the story of Syed Kashif Ali from Multan, whose wife, mother and five children died in a van fire near Murree. The article traces how a long-requested family outing turned into a fatal crash and a devastating loss for one household.
A man’s family wanted to go on a trip, like a day out with snacks and photos, but the van they were riding in crashed and caught fire. It turned a happy family outing into a terrible tragedy.
Analysis
What happened
Syed Kashif Ali, a fruit seller from Multan, says his family had been pushing to visit Murree for a trip. He initially resisted because of the cost and because he was uneasy about sending children to a mountainous area, but eventually agreed after pressure from his wife, children, mother and relatives.
The family left Multan in three vehicles, with women and children placed in a hired hi-roof vehicle. According to the National Highways and Motorway Police, the crash happened at Khujot on the Murree Expressway when the vehicle slipped into a roadside drain while turning a bend and overturned. A fire then broke out inside the vehicle.
The aftermath
Police said the fire was so intense that the bodies became unrecognizable. Officials said the vehicle’s door was jammed because it was pressed against a wall, which prevented some women and children from getting out. The article says 10 people died in total, most of them children, and 13 people were injured, including eight children aged between 18 months and 13 years.
Kashif Ali’s five children, wife and mother were among the dead. He says he had warned them to be careful on the mountain route and had asked his wife to keep the children in sight and update him on the phone. After hearing the news from a relative, he says he felt as if his heart had stopped.
The family’s funeral prayers were held in Multan. Police in Murree have registered a case against an unknown driver, and a Motorway Police inspector is the complainant.
Key points
- Kashif Ali’s wife, mother and five children died in a van fire near Murree.
- The family had left Multan for a sightseeing trip in three vehicles.
- Police said the vehicle overturned after slipping into a roadside drain and then caught fire.
- Officials said 10 people died and 13 others were injured.
- A case has been registered against an unknown driver.
The injured survivors can still receive treatment, and the police case could help establish what went wrong. If the investigation is taken seriously, it may push for safer travel on mountain routes and stricter checks on hired vehicles.
The article shows how deadly a single crash can become when a vehicle overturns and catches fire, especially on a mountain road. If accountability is weak, similar hired-vehicle trips may continue with the same safety risks and another family could suffer the same loss.
